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Maurice Sendak, 1928-2012

May 8, 2012

Maurice Sendak, widely considered by many to be the most important children’s book artist of the 20th century, died Tuesday at the age of 83. He wrote and illustrated more than a dozen picture books, and is most well known for Where the Wild Thing Are which won the Caldecott Medal in 1964. Other favorites include In the Night Kitchen, The Sign on Rosie’s Door, and Chicken Soup with Rice. A posthumous picture book, My Brother’s Book is scheduled to be published next February. Check out the library catalog for the rest of his works.

Today’s New York Times has a wonderful article on Sendak, including a link to his 2-part interview with Stephen Colbert.

Laura

What the "Dickens" Were They Thinking?

February 16, 2012

First there was Disney World, then the Wizarding World of Harry Potter – and now Dickens World. New York Times’ magazine critic Sam Anderson writes a mixed review of the theme park. A recreation of the London of Charles Dickens’s novels (including the smells), the park was to open in Chatham, England (Dickens’ childhood home) in April 2007, but was delayed due to lots of last minute construction problems. When Mr. Anderson returned to the park last month before Dickens’ 200^th birthday he noted that “Dickens World was an attraction very much down on its luck. Posts were abandoned; displays were broken; animatronics failed to animate. The visitor experience consisted mainly of listening to recorded speeches, many of which were either dull or unintelligible.” And many of the attractions at the park, marketed to children, were “surprisingly grisly”. Despite this he found Dickens World a “perfect tribute to Charles Dickens”. You can read the entire and very insightful NYT article here.

Laura

An Interview with Jonathan Miles

October 3, 2009

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Jonathan Miles has spent years writing for various magazines and newspapers around the country. He is currently a columnist and editor at Men’s Journal and writes the biweekly cocktails column “Shaken and Stirred” for the New York Times. He has also had pieces featured in the Best American Sports Writing and Best American Crime Writing anthologies. In June of 2008 he published his first novel Dear American Airlines (read our full review here). Based loosely on the author’s own experience of being stranded without rescue at O’Hare, Dear American Airlines is a beautiful, insightful, and hilarious novel. We recently had the chance to speak with Mr. Miles via email.

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